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How to check a surgeon in Costa RicaHow to look up a Costa Rican surgeon in the Colegio de Médicos public registry, what a listing shows, and what to ask before you pay a deposit. Recovering in Costa RicaHow long patients usually stay before flying home, what flights do to clot risk, where the main San José hospitals are, and what to take home in writing. Who may give Botox and fillers in Costa RicaWhat Costa Rica's health authorities say about who may inject botulinum toxin and fillers, how to check the doctor, and what the public record leaves unclear.